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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

THE YANKS AIN'T GETTING NOTHING FOR CHRISTMAS

Shhh. Don't tell anyone... The Yankees have a secret gift coming, right? I mean, there are moves happening all around us. The Red Sox have already snatched up Jonny Gomes and Mike Napoli, HERE. There were conflicting reports about whether or not the Detroit
Tigers offered a 2 year offer to Scott Hairston, the same Scott Hairston
the Yankees were claiming to be in the mix for, read HERE.

Joakim Soria
seems to have sealed his 2 year deal, with a 3rd year option with the
Texas Rangers...read HERE. Even Eli Whiteside was claimed off waivers by the Toronto
Blue Jays, read HERE. Good, now someone else can write about Eli Whiteside. I had
my fill HERE.

There has to be some type of surprise gift that the Yankees are about
to get.. I know it. Right Santa Claus? Come On! Brian Cashman can't actually
seem this quiet and sluggish unless he's got something up his
sleeve. I mean, let's face it, even Santa's confused... Cashman's list
is in pencil with plenty of cross outs and eraser smudges. Time seems to be running out just
because it looks like after Day 1 of the Winter Meetings in Nashville,
moves are happening quickly and teams are engaged..except for the Yankees.
Instead, Cashman is trying to figure out if he can sign an infielder
with next to no money, a few tokens from Chuck E. Cheese and some Box
Tops.

The Yankees are really sticking to that Luxury Tax stuff huh? It's
killing me. I'm a child of the Steinbrenner Era, I like
movement...yet... Nothing.

The Yankees needs seem complicated, but they aren't. I mean, from the
outside looking in, there are easy fixes under that small budget we have
been allotted. First off, there hasn't been a single word from the
Yanks on Raul Ibanez and Ichiro Suzuki lately. Why? You want to lock up
right field and get a DH at a cheap price? You can do it for about $7 million
between the 2 of them. How about a steady infielder or bench player...part-time 3rd
baseman? Jeff Keppinger is available, all the Yankees need to do is
call. Eric Chavez is playing in 2013, that's been established. I'm not sure why next year would be
any different than this year with Chavez... he's 34...sign him.

Now look, the catching situation is no easy task, but the reality is, we
have Francisco Cervelli and Austin Romine but Lord knows Brian Cashman
wants to upgrade the backstop. And yes, right field is definitely a
concern for him, I get feel it. I know he wants a right fielder with power, not Ichiro,
because if he truly wanted Ichiro, he would have signed him already. So
what will happen? Watch... Ichiro will slip from our grasp and Cashman
will be behind the 8 ball again. Let's hope that's not the case. I like Ichiro in pinstripes.

Look, I am praying for a gift this December. Something the Yankees can
be proud of, but based on the way things are going, I need to tell you,
it don't look good...

And it's a damn shame too because we've been good all year, haven't we?

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